Kevin Penkin

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Kevin Penkin
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 34)
United Kingdom
OriginPerth, Western Australia
Genres
OccupationComposer
Years active2011–present
Websitekpenkmusic.com

Kevin Penkin (born 22 May 1992) is a British-born Australian composer, primarily for video games and anime. He is best known for composing the score of the anime Made in Abyss, which won Best Score at the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and the score for the Tower of God anime adaptation, also won the same category at the fifth edition.[1]

Biography

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Penkin was born on 22 May 1992 in the United Kingdom,[2][3] and grew up in Perth, Western Australia.[4] Penkin's interest in video game music started from when he first heard the "Phendrana Drifts" theme from Metroid Prime;[4] in a 2012 interview, he referred to the theme's electronic synths and acoustic instruments as "absolute bliss".[4]

Penkin began his career with composition credits in the 2011 short films Play Lunch and The Adventures of Chipman and Biscuit Boy.[4] In the same year, Penkin composed the soundtrack of the video game Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden; this soundtrack represented Penkin's first collaboration with Nobuo Uematsu.[4] Penkin has continued to collaborate with Uematsu in titles such as Norn9 and Defender's Quest II: Mists of Ruin.[5]

In 2013, Penkin received a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Music Technology at Edith Cowan University's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2015, Penkin graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Master of Composition degree in Composition for Screen.[6] His studies were supported by a grant from the Tait Memorial Trust as the inaugural Tait Scholar at the Royal College of Music.[7]

In 2016, Penkin collaborated with Kinema Citrus on the Norn9 anime and the Under the Dog original video animation soundtracks.[8] Penkin's relationship with Kinema Citrus continued through to 2017 for the soundtrack of Made in Abyss,[8] winning the 2017 Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score with it.[1] In 2018, Penkin composed the score for the video game Florence.[9] Penkin composed the music for Kinema Citrus' anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero and NetEase's VR game Nostos in 2019.[10] He composed the score for the 2020 anime adaptation of the South Korean webtoon Tower of God.[11] Penkin was working with artist Takashi Murakami on the sequel to the movie Jellyfish Eyes, but the project was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In 2021, Penkin composed the score for "The Village Bride" episode in the Disney+ animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions.[13]

Penkin lived in the United Kingdom for some time,[8] but now lives in Melbourne, Australia.[14]

Works

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Anime

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Year Title Note(s)
2016 Under the Dog [8][15]
Norn9 [8][15]
2017 Made in Abyss Won "Best Score" at the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards[8][15]
2019 The Rising of the Shield Hero Nominated for "Best Score" at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards[15][16]
2020 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul [15]
Tower of God Won "Best Score" at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards[15]
2021 Eden [17]
Star Wars: Visions Episode "The Village Bride"[13]
2022 The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 [18]
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun [19]
Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Composed the opening theme "Tear of Will"[20]
2023 Pokémon: Paldean Winds [21]
The Apothecary Diaries With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama[22]
The Rising of the Shield Hero 3 [23]
2024 Bye Bye, Earth [24]
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf [25]
Tower of God season 2 [26][27]
2025 The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 With Satoru Kōsaki and Alisa Okehazama[28]
Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood [29]
Star Wars: Visions Episode "The Lost Ones"

Video games

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Year Title Note(s)
2011 Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden With Nobuo Uematsu[4][15]
2012 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten [15]
2013 Norn9 With Nobuo Uematsu[15]
Deemo Composed "I Race the Dawn"[15]
Leviathan: The Last Defense [15]
2014 Project Phoenix [15]
2015 Implosion: Never Lose Hope Composed cutscenes music[15]
2017 Kieru [8][15]
2018 Florence Nominated at the 15th British Academy Game Awards for music[9][15]
This Is the Police 2 With Ben Matthews[15]
2019 Nostos [10][15]
Rebel Cops With Ben Matthews[15]
2020 Necrobarista [30][31]
2021 Grow: Song of the Evertree [32]
Arknights Composed "Heal the World"[33]
2022 Sin Chronicle With various others[34]
TBA Defender's Quest II: Mists of Ruin [5][35]
Renaine With various others[36]

Concert works

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Year Title Note(s)
2013 Blossom Crossroads Perth Symphony Orchestra[37]
Looking for Serenity Perth Chamber Orchestra
Altered Illustrations Perth Chamber Orchestra
Joshua Webster, cimbalom[38]
2014 Atmosphere RCM Student Film Orchestra
Anaïs Laugenie, cello
Changing Feet Tait Memorial Trust Chamber Orchestra
Nicola Crowe, flute[39]
2015 First Blood "And So Forth" Opera Company
Rebecca Hardwick, soprano
2016 Throughtones Greywing Ensemble[40]
Houn Maru Commissioned by Rio Tinto, Perth Symphony Orchestra[41]

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